I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 16

Zhu Youjian was taken aback for a moment, but couldn't help laughing.

He pointed at Song Yingxing with ivory chopsticks, and scolded with a smile: "You bastard, no wonder you failed the Jinshi exam five times in Beijing."

Song Yingxing's face froze, and he said with a sneer, "Xiaosheng made a slip of the tongue, please forgive me, Lord Long Live."

"Why are you guilty? Telling me the truth is a crime? Those who tell lies and those who pretend not to tell should be more guilty?" Zhu Youjian laughed.

Wei Zhongxian and Xu Guangqi's old faces were slightly hot, but they didn't say a word.

However, they also saw that the new emperor was in a good mood today, and although he meant something else in his words, the taste of teasing was stronger.

"Song Aiqing, you sit down and eat first, and I promise to remove obstacles for you, so I will never break my promise."

While speaking, Zhu Youjian asked the eunuch to serve and poured wine for Wei Zhongxian and the other three, and then said slowly: "I think it's better not to delay this matter."

"Because, whether it's you, Wei Aiqing, or those high-ranking civil servants, even those supervisors, governors, and governors, they have been staring at me recently.

Everyone wants to see if I, the new emperor, can take on the responsibility of the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, they are also waiting to see whether I will favor you, Wei Zhongxian, or those civil servants. "

"If you want me to say, I don't favor anyone. The palms and backs of your hands are full of flesh. You are all my servants."

Sure enough, it was easy to talk about things at the wine table. After a few glasses of wine, Zhu Youjian, the idiot emperor, covered his face with wine and began to dig his heart out.

His idea was simple.

As the emperor, he wanted to make the party struggle more intense, let the eunuchs try their best to help themselves benefit and earn money, and let those high-ranking civil servants scold the eunuchs to death.

Only in this way, can he, an idiot, become Mimi's prodigal.

As for the country and people of the Ming Dynasty, there were so many loyal ministers and good generals in the Ming Dynasty, such as Yang Gao, Liu Ce, Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Yuanhua, Xiong Wencan, Chen Xinjia, I just didn’t want to kill any of them.

Mere Li Dayan, Zhang Xianzhong, and the slaves outside Shanhaiguan in the northeast can do nothing to me!

"Wei Aiqing, I have an idea," Zhu Youjian made up his mind, and silently started his "fooling technique", "This university is preparing for the lack of a principal who is highly respected and knowledgeable in both Chinese and Western. The first principal of the University Hall.

In this way, the pressure on the civil servant Qingliu will become less. "

"Long live, this is absolutely impossible!"

Wei Zhongxian was still pondering, but Xu Guangqi knelt down with a 'plop', weeping blood and said: "Master Qian Qianyi hates all theories except sage books, denouncing them as the study of strange and obscene skills;
Weichen and Master Qian are both servants in the Ministry of Rites, and they have a very deep personal relationship, but the contempt for each other is obvious to all colleagues in the Ministry of Rites.

If Mr. Qian presides over the newly established college, he will definitely carry out his orthodoxy, which is really a great harm! "

Wei Zhongxian and Song Yingxing also nodded slightly when they heard the words, expressing their agreement with Xu Guangqi's statement.

Zhu Youjian laughed.

"Xu Aiqing, I just said it casually. Didn't I just want to clear the way for you to set up a college?"

Zhu Youjian picked up a glass of wine, took a sip, and said, "Then tell me, how can we make civil servants talk less and do more when it comes to organizing the college?"

Then, he put on a sad face, sighed lightly, and ate another big mouthful of the meat of the unknown bird.

If you can seize the time to eat, drink, and waste wantonly, you will never relax.

After he asked this sentence, Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing bowed their heads in meditation, as if they were racking their brains to think of a countermeasure.

Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively: "Long Live Lord, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Tell me, aren't we discussing this?" Zhu Youjian said casually.

"This is what my servant thinks. We might as well give the remnants of the Donglin Party a stick first, and then give them two jujubes..." Wei Zhongxian said, his voice lowered.

"Oh? Why hit a stick first, and then give two jujubes?" Zhu Youjian was taken aback, and laughed and scolded: "You Wei Zhongxian, you are good at everything, but you are hesitant to speak. If you do this again, I will You will be punished with alcohol!"

While talking, he picked up a glass of wine and handed it to the eunuch, pointing at Wei Zhongxian with a smile: "Go, pour it down for you nine thousand years old."

The scene was a little cheerful for a while.

Wei Zhongxian happily drank a glass of 'fine wine', awkwardly wiped his mouth with the sleeve of his robe, and said with a sneer: "Long live, my servant is an eunuch, so sometimes the moves I come up with are inevitably a bit inferior. ..."

"You are obscene, what are you mean, do you really think you are a peerless master?" Zhu Youjian shook his head and smiled.

"Yes, yes, this slave is obscene, but to deal with those who talk about the wrong country, the slave's dirty tricks are often quite effective." Wei Zhongxian gradually relaxed, and his expression became more natural when he spoke.

It seems that this big trick really works.

"Long Live Lord, this is what I think. When the court tomorrow morning, Long Live Lord might as well grab one or two civil servants by their pigtails and scold them severely or send them to prison. Anyway, they don't need to be beheaded, just give them a shock.

Then, those civil servants and Qingliu would think that the Long Live Lord was instigated by the old eunuch, the servant, to kill them.

They will inevitably make trouble, either gather the Imperial College, or unite with the princes and nobles, and will definitely break into the palace at night, begging the Long Live Lord to stay away from traitors and sycophants, otherwise they will die in front of the Long Live Lord.

At that time, Lord Long Live can call Qian Qianyi and other adults into the palace, and after asking the reason, he can start berating the slaves..."

As expected, he was the most trusted and treacherous official around the elder brother of the late emperor. This trick of 'knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger' was designed in a smooth and smooth way.

After the emperor "clearly inspected the details", he released the few people who were imprisoned during the day without charge, wouldn't they cry in gratitude?
"Zhongxian, you guy really has two tricks." Zhu Youjian was overjoyed, and couldn't help but praise a few words, "However, in front of Xu Guangqi and Song Yingxing, two lovers, you are not afraid of spreading the word and ruining it." reputation?"

Wei Zhongxian smiled wryly, but didn't say anything.

"By the way, in order to keep those people from interfering in the affairs of the university, we can consider including it in the Jinyiwei." Zhu Youjian suddenly remembered that the emperor's most powerful trump card was the Jinyiwei?

"Moreover, it is declared to the outside world that this is a secret of our Ming Dynasty, and it mainly serves military affairs and defense." He added.

If you want to spend money recklessly, and don't want those ministers of civil and military affairs to make a fool of yourself, the best way is to include the University Hall in the Jinyiwei sequence to ensure that no one dares to speak out.

Although the current Jin Yiwei is actually still under the control of Wei Zhongxian, a treacherous minister, relatively speaking, it is the only power that Zhu Youjian can rely on...

Sure enough, Wei Zhongxian, Xu Guangqi, and Song Yingxing's eyes lit up as soon as these words came out.

"As for the first principal of the university, I have an excellent candidate here." Zhu Youjian smiled, turned to look at Wei Zhongxian, and said, "Zhongxian, this person is an old acquaintance and old enemy with you. "

(End of this chapter)